PGY2 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency training to develop pharmacy practitioners with knowledge, skills and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals and objectives for advanced practice areas. Residents who successfully complete PGY2 residency programs are prepared for advanced patient care or other specialized positions and board certification in infectious diseases.
The Eskenazi Health PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency prepares residents to successfully manage patients in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings and demonstrate effective leadership skills. The goal is to help residents gain knowledge in pharmacotherapy, pharmacokinetics, drug utilization and the pathophysiology of patients with infectious diseases as a member of an interdisciplinary health care team. The resident will be exposed to a variety of teaching experiences to target various students and medical professionals at all stages of training through didactic lectures, case-based classroom teaching, in-services, precepting and a teaching certificate program.
Upon completion of the PGY2 residency program, residents shall be able to practice as a specialist in infectious diseases pharmacotherapy by achieving the following outcomes:
- Interact effectively with health care teams to manage patients’ medication therapy via daily antibiotic management program that includes identifying drug/microbe mismatches, antibiotic selection, IV to oral antibiotic conversion, etc.
- Interact effectively with patients, family members and caregivers.
- Collect information on which to base safe and effective medication therapy.
- Analyze and assess information on which to base safe and effective medication therapy for patients with infectious diseases.
- Design, or redesign, safe and effective patient-centered therapeutic regimens and monitoring plans (care plans) for patients with infectious diseases.
- Ensure implementation of therapeutic regimens and monitoring plans (care plans) for patients with infectious diseases by taking appropriate follow-up actions.
- For patients with infectious diseases, document direct patient care activities appropriately in the medical record or where appropriate.
- Demonstrate responsibility to patients with infectious diseases for patient outcomes.
- Manage transitions of care effectively for patients with infectious diseases.
- Manage aspects of the medication-use process related to formulary management for patients with infectious diseases.
- Participate in a medication-use evaluation related to care for patients with infectious diseases.
- Identify opportunities for improvement of the medication-use system related to care for patients with infectious diseases.
- Identify and/or demonstrate understanding of a specific project topic to improve care of patients with infectious diseases or a topic for advancing the pharmacy profession.
- Develop a plan or research protocol for a practice quality improvement or research project for the care of patients with infectious diseases or a topic for advancing the pharmacy profession.
- Collect and evaluate data for a practice quality improvement or research project for the care of critically ill patients or for a topic for advancing the pharmacy.
- Effectively develop and present, orally and in writing, a final project or research report suitable for publication related to care for patients with infectious diseases or for a topic related to advancing the pharmacy profession at a local, regional or national conference.
- Demonstrate personal, interpersonal and teamwork skills critical for effective leadership in the provision of care for patients with infectious diseases.
- Apply a process of ongoing self-evaluation and personal performance improvement.
- Contribute to pharmacy departmental management.
- Demonstrate excellence in providing effective medication and practice-related education.
- Effectively employ appropriate preceptor roles when engaged in teaching students, pharmacy residents or fellow health care professionals.
The PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Residency, conducted by Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis, IN is accredited by ASHP.
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